Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Daventry West , and the 586th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend (NN11 3QL) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Daventry West average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend (NN11 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Miller Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hinton Close

Data Sources

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